Wilmington duo arrested for October assault in Middletown

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Jan 25, 2013 at 7:00 AM

On Oct. 31 at around 2:40 p.m., police said that the duo pulled their vehicle up behind the victims' vehicle in the 400 block of East Main Street. Police said that the suspects had a child in their back seat and that they knew the victims.

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A man and a woman from Wilmington have been taken into custody for assaulting four people in Middletown Oct. 31.

Stephen Grabowski, 28, and Heather Zurfluh, 23, both of the 100 block of Richards Drive, have been charged by Middletown Police with robbery, conspiracy, endangering the welfare of a child, offensive touching, menacing, and terroristic threatening.

At around 5:30 p.m. Jan. 22, the U.S. Marshall's task Force assisted Middletown Police in apprehending Grabowski and Zurfluh in Wilmington on outstanding robbery warrants.

Police said that both were taken into custody without incident.

On Oct. 31 at around 2:40 p.m., police said that the duo pulled their vehicle up behind the victims' vehicle in the 400 block of East Main Street. Police said that the suspects had a child in their back seat and that they knew the victims.

Grabowski and Zurfluh then assaulted the victims, a 23-year-old man from Clayton, a 31-year-old man from Townsend, a 19-year-old woman from Wilmington, and a 3-year-old girl, before fleeing with $420.

Both suspects were arraigned and each were given $8,750 secured bails and ordered no contact with the victims.

Grabowski had also been wanted on an outstanding Court of Common Pleas capias.